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Pilgrim nuclear power plant 1

Retired United States
Gross capacity
711MW

Pilgrim nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Pilgrim nuclear power plant in United States rated at 711 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 1 Dec 1972.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-3 (Mark 1)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity711MW
Net capacity (reference)677MW
Net capacity (design)655MW
Thermal output2,028MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SitePilgrim nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryUnited States
OwnerEntergy Nuclear Operations Inc100%
OperatorEntergy Nuclear Operations
Coordinates 41.9436, -70.5771
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 26 Aug 1968Construction start
  2. 16 Jun 1972First criticality
  3. 19 Jul 1972Grid connection
  4. 1 Dec 1972Commercial operation
  5. 31 May 2019Permanent shutdown

Other units at Pilgrim nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Pilgrim nuclear power plant 2 Cancelled 1,180
Pilgrim nuclear power plant 3 Cancelled 1,180

Other BWR-3 (Mark 1) units

6 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Dresden nuclear power plant 2 United States Operating 950
Dresden nuclear power plant 3 United States Operating 935
Monticello nuclear power plant United States Operating 691
Quad Cities nuclear power plant 1 United States Operating 940
Quad Cities nuclear power plant 2 United States Operating 940

Sources